Gareth Hughes

For perfectly clean, and having a good compressor and effects loop, the Fishman is great. But if I had to choose one between the Fishman and the SH1, I’d go with the SH1 as it works great for both electric and upright.

I can’t - after the sound I heard through the amp, and out front (my son was playing while I listened) - I don’t think I’ve any need to replace the Fishman. The Tech21 SH1 - with blend set fully clean - is a great double bass preamp.

Honestly - the Tech21 SH1 is turning out to be the best all round pedal preamp I’ve come across. Recently did a gig using it on double bass - blended out the Sansamp circuit and had a great 4 band eq plus tuner all in one. For electric bass it’s a no brainer. I can’t see myself replacing my Fishman Platinum Pro for double bass as the SH1 just does everything righteously.

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Which cardboard is best for metal though?

I have a Fishman Platinum Pro-EQ, and it is a glorious all-in-one (minus overdrive-abilitly) pedal. Works especially well for double bass, with the hpf. Also equally awesome for clean bass tones. EQ points are great, sweepable mid, compressor is great - boost function is great for balancing slap/pick sounds with fingers. My one problem is that my particular unit has developed an annoying intermittent fault where the power glitches on and off momentarily if the wind changes. It’s become too temperamental to take out on a gig alas.

Have just taken delivery of an Ashdown Ant from James. Great communication throughout, speedy delivery and bomb proof packing. Thanks James.

30 minutes must be getting to you Bilbo - you've linked the wrong chart! 'Rien Ne Va Plus' pops up instead of 'Mari Mulambo'.

And metal/rock sounds aside, it’s serving me well in a pop/rock orchestra. With the speaker and bite switches disengaged it’s can cover a lot of non-metal ground. Then taking the Sansamp element out of the equation with the blend knob fully counterclockwise, it’s a great simple 4 band eq. Despite the manual saying different, all 4 eq’s work this way.

Maybe it takes the brain the size of a small planet to get it? (Not saying I have one, just the best comeback reference I can muster!!)

Quality reference!

I watched this last night - eye opening to see how we all collectively walked into this one. https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/how-music-got-free/